St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-05-07

more parishes. the total number Of
such accounts is between 100 aud
1900. the aggregate of which. &C
cording to article 233, should be
81 ,l3O. S67 So. and as the to.al at
the credit Of the several townships
on Jan. l, 1880. was about $780,
600, the interest on which was reg
ularly paid directly to the respect
i've school boards entitled thereto.
the surplus Of some $4,000 OF each
annual appropriation Of SIS 2Sl 10
WAS annual y trausferI cd to the cur
rent school fuD.l and included Ia
the several appointments Of cur
rent school funds made 10y tbs Su-
perintenslent OF Public Education,
from which it will he seen that no
surplus was ever permitted 10 ac-
emulate in the State treasury; nor
is there surplds at this time with
which to pay interest on the add
tional credits the townships are en-.
titled to. as shown by article 233.
The original capital in 1880. al
shown by the books Of the Super
intendeEt Of Public Education and
the other departments was shy
$SO0.0OO which. together with the
additional credits authorized by ar-
ticle 233, aud corrected here from
data obtained only in che Land
and Auditors Offices. and in addi-
ton npon The application OF a num-
Der Of the School Boards. through,
Mr.. Rutland an2 Mr.. Lott, aud 9th
srs, from data alone obtainable
from the parish records requires
hut some $37. 900 or $3S. goo of the
annual appropriation ma lie in obe-
d:encs To the constitution to pay
the interest on the recognized debt.
The townships are yet entitled to
additional credits "ggregating say
$2O0,OOO. which. for want Of suf-
icient data, has not been appor-
toned among the several townships
The State Land Office records
for back years show that a large
number Of school warrants for
shortage were issued. sold, the
money paid iuto the treasury. aud
the proper credit not given the
township on tie books in the
proper departments. Many war
rants were crroneously issued. the
sale afterward cancelled, aud none,
refunded to the purchaser of the
warrants by appropriation OF the
Legislature; yet many Of those
sales stand to !he credit Of tie
townships anl the interest has
been regularly pad thereon. Many
sales Of land have been cancelled
and amnnllsd under section 81, II
=. and tue net amendutory thereto:
vet there is no evidence here Of
sucl, RECESSION or cancellation.
There are many instances where
a township in one parish has been
drawing the interest due township
in another parish. There are many
entries Of impossible numbers oi
townships. Owing to similarity Of
names. Verro was found drawing
interest due Union pa, i,h. aud Liv-
ngs.on drawing interest due Lin
coin. There nre entries of cash
payments aud collections on sales,
which. for want OF descriptions. has
never been accredited to any town
ship. : =
The interest aud current schoo:
fund is exclusively TN Ter the con-
t,ol Of the Superintendent Of Pub
ic Education, and can only be col
Irc!ed by application, upon blanks
furnished by that department. and
which must he approved by the Su
perintentlent of Public Education,
before n warrant can be obtained
on the State Treasury. = =
The statement that the Superin-
tendent Of Public Education had
approved the application Of an I'M
authorized person for interest Oh
additional capital. aud issued al
order on the Auditor for warrant
on the Treasurer is entirely untrue.
No application has ever been ap-
proved. except upon presentation Of
the proper authority.
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